Muthuramalinga Thevar guru puja: Elaborate conditions laid down by Virudhunagar district administration for organisers of annadhanams to ensure food safety

Food safety license is a must for the annadhanams proposed in Virudhunagar district in connection with Muthuramalinga Thevar guru puja on October 31.

In a statement, Virudhunagar Collector N. O. Sukhaputra said that the annadhanam organisers and those putting up temporary eateries on that day should register themselves under Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 through https://foscos.fssai.gov.in

Similarly, the cooks who cook food for feasts and catering agents should also register themselves and get registration certificate/license. The organisers of annadhanams should engage only such cooks and catering agents.

Besides appylying for license, the annadhanam organisers should submit in advance an application to the Food Safety Designated Officer, whose office is located in Room No. 116, 118 on New Collectrate premises, seeking permission to organise annadhanam.

The application should contain details like the address, contact number, venue of annadhanam, details of the cook/catering agent, the source of water to be supplied for drinking and cooking purposes and in case of distribution of bottled drinking water, the details of its distributor/owner of the unit.